Boy, 16, shot while riding bike near New Castle Airport

Published 6:01 am, Sunday, September 11, 2016

NEW CASTLE, Del. (AP) — State police say a 16-year-old boy was shot while he was riding his bike near New Castle Airport.

Police say the boy was shot in both an arm and a leg. Police say a 911 caller reported hearing between six and 10 gunshots in the area of Christiana Road and Airport Road around 11:45 p.m. Saturday.

After the call about the shots, police got another call about 5 minutes later about the injured boy. Police say the boy continued riding toward his house after he was shot, and his mother called 911. He was taken to a hospital for treatment.